Holidays
This holiday originated from the Celtic festival of Samhain.
What is Halloween?
Capable of rotating its head up to 270 degrees, this animal is a stealthy predator.
What is an owl?
Pumpkins, gourds, and cornucopias represent this theme associated with the season.
What is abundance (or harvest)?
This common cooking ingredient gets its name from the Italian word for "paste," because of its texture when ground.
What is pesto?
This planet spins so slowly, that one of its days is longer than a year.
What is Venus?
This holiday commemorates the rededication of the Second Temple in Jerusalem in the 2nd century BCE.
What is Hanukkah?
This marine creature is the only known vertebrate capable of fully regenerating its spinal cord.
What is the sea lamprey?
This U.S state produces more turkeys each year than any other.
What is Minnesota?
This herb, often paired with thyme and rosemary, is the dominant flavor in traditional Thanksgiving stuffing.
What is sage?
This U.S state is the only one that grows coffee commercially.
What is Hawaii?
The holiday always occurs on the first Sunday after the first full moon following the March equinox.
What is Easter?
The closest living relative to the T. Rex is this modern animal.
What is a chicken?
What is the Hudson's Parade?
This spice, once worth more than gold, comes from the dried stigma of a crocus flower.
What is saffron?
This word describes a sentence that contains all 26 letters of the English alphabet.
What is a pangram?
This holiday was first proclaimed a national U.S holiday by President Lincoln in 1863 during the Civil War.
What is Thanksgiving?
This deep sea creature survive high pressure thanks to its gelatinous body, which collapses when brought to the surface.
What is the blobfish?
Before the turkey became the traditional centerpiece, this bird was the most common main dish at early colonial harvest feasts.
What is a duck (or goose)?
Despite its name, this "nut" used in desserts is actually a seed of a drupe related to peaches.
What is the almond?
This scientific word refers to the ability of a material to return to its original shape after being stretched or compressed.
What is elasticity?
What is Diwali?
This large African bird is the heaviest living bird capable of flight.
What is the kori bustard?
At over 50 feet tall, this character is the tallest balloon currently appearing in the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade.
Who is the Pillsbury Doughboy?
This umami-rich ingredient comes from fermenting soybeans with the fungus of Aspergillus oryzae.
What is miso?
Coldplay's 2008 hit "Viva la Vida" takes its title from a painting by this iconic Mexican artist.
Who is Frida Kahlo?